Author:

Doody, Aude 1977-  Search this

Subject:

Pliny the Elder Naturalis historia  Search this

Pliny the Elder Knowledge Science  Search this

Physical description:

viii, 194 p. ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

2010

Contents:

Introduction: How to read an encyclopedia -- Science and encyclopedism : the originality of the Natural history -- Diderot's Pliny and the politics of the encyclopedia -- Finding facts : the Summarium in the early printed editions -- Specialist readings : art and medicine from the Natural history -- Conclusion: Changing approaches to Pliny's Natural history

Topic:

Science, Ancient  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_951056